Summer Reading Program to kick off in Pecatonica

The Pecatonica Public Library is holding the annual six-week Summer Reading Program again this year. The event is held on Fridays, starting June 16, at 11 a.m. with a special summer reading kickoff performance from Mr. Steve.

Mr. Steve will put on a show with music, balloons, and magic. Please register your children for Summer Reading by calling the library at 815-239-2616 or stopping in at the front desk.

Everyone is welcome. Prizes will be given out for completion of a reading log. Top readers will receive passes to the Brookfield Zoo, and the very top three readers will receive additional prizes. The Summer Reading Program will end with reading logs turned in on July 21, at the final program event.

Don’t have a library card? You don’t need one to participate. However, library cards are free to in-district residents.

Out-of-district residents can still get a library card at a yearly rate of $100, with a discount to $50 per year for seniors age 65+.

If you are unsure if you are in-district, call the library Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and our staff can let you know. A Pecatonica Public Library card gets you access to not only everything in our library, but also materials available through the interlibrary loan system through the MANY libraries in our PrairieCat library system. You can request books, magazines, DVDs, games for gaming systems like Playstation, Xbox, and Nintendo, plus MORE! Additionally, you can download the Axis 360 and Libby apps for access to e-books and audiobooks through your Pecatonica Public Library patron card for reading on the go! Proof of residency with a current driver’s license or utility bill showing your address is all you need to sign-up. Hope to see you this summer at the Pecatonica Public Library at 400 W. Eleventh St. in Pecatonica, just up the road from Topway Foods.

Visit us on Facebook at Pecatonica Public Library District or our website at www.pecatonicalibrary.org for more details and announcements on future events and weekly book releases at the Pecatonica Library. Please note we will be closed on Sundays for the summer. Library hours are now on Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday-Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.